首页英语词典silencesilence英英释意

silence

英['saɪləns] 美['saɪləns]
  • n. 沉默;寂静;缄默;不谈;无声状态
  • vt. 使沉默;使安静;压制;消除噪音
  • int. 安静!;别作声!

英英释意


1. the state of being silent (as when no one is speaking);
"there was a shocked silence"
"he gestured for silence"
2. the absence of sound;
"he needed silence in order to sleep"
"the street was quiet"
3. a refusal to speak when expected;
"his silence about my contribution was surprising"
4. the trait of keeping things secret